What is the Least Common Multiple of 78343 and 78352?

Least common multiple or lowest common denominator (lcd) can be calculated in two way; with the LCM formula calculation of greatest common factor (GCF), or multiplying the prime factors with the highest exponent factor.

Least Common Multiple of 78343 and 78352 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 78343 and 78352, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(78343,78352) = 1
LCM(78343,78352) = ( 78343 × 78352) / 1
LCM(78343,78352) = 6138330736 / 1
LCM(78343,78352) = 6138330736

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 78343 and 78352 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 78343 and 78352. First we will calculate the prime factors of 78343 and 78352.

Prime Factorization of 78343

Prime Factorization of 78352

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 78343 and 78352.

LCM(78343,78352) = 157¹ × 499¹ × 2⁴ × 59¹ × 83¹
LCM(78343,78352) = 6138330736